Table 1 shows three common structure related problems of the 1998 Subaru Outback.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Hood Hinge problems | |
| Door Hinge problems | |
| Body problems |
Hood latch failure on 1998 Subaru legacy Outback- while traveling at highway speed, hood latch failed and hood flew back into windshield and roof. Inability to see road ahead(very busy) nearly caused accident. Windshield and hood destroyed, roof dented, l,r front fenders required replacement.
Comsumers pant leg got caught on a small 2 inch round mechanism that sticks out of the side opening of the back door causing her to fall to the concrete resulting in bruises.
As my wife and I were filling up our 98 Subaru legacy Outback we noticed a smel of gas fumes on the way home as I backed the car into the driveway I noticed the smell of fuel even stonger. I went to the back and looked under the right rear and to my surprize the fuel filler neck was leaking fuel!! I placed a oil change pan underneath and to this day I still haven't fixed it. . Don't know were to begin with it and I'm thinking it's a design flaw seems like there is heavy corrision on the very low part of the filler pipe and thats were it's leaking from. I'm going to try and have it repaired but at what cost. I think that this should be addressed to and by Subaru of north America as a potentially dangerous design flaw and legal liabilty.